Development of collections (5cr)

Objective

After the course the student
- will know the basics of the publishing business and the production and distribution network
- has command of the principles and methods for forming and developing collections
- will know how to evaluate collections

Content

- publishing activities and production of publications and distribution networks: book material, magazines, sound recording and image documents, electronic publications
- the various stages of work with library collections
- organizing collections for customer use
- collection quality and evaluation

Materials

- Wilen, R. & Kortelainen, T. 2007. Kirjastokokoelmien kehittämisen ja arvioinnin perusteet. Yliopistopaino.
- Johnson, P. 2014. Fundamentals of collection development and management. ALA.
- Evans, G.E. 2005. Developing library and information center collections. Libraries Unlimited.
- Kirja muuttuvassa tietoympäristössä. 2014. Markku Löytönen , Tommi Inkinen & Anne Rutanen (toim.). Helsinki: Suomen tietokirjailijat ry. [Verkkokirja].
- Muu opiskelumateriaali ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
- has been sufficiently active on the course
- can seek some scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections
- knows some of the evaluation methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- has been active on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels and is able to outline the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some targets for development for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different collections

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- has been very interactive in group work and on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a good presentation of publishing and distribution channels with a critical point of view
- has a comprehensive view of publishing in the assignments
- is able to outline the changes in the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some developing targets for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different kinds of collections

Qualifications

The basics of the library and information field